Friday Fun: This Cake Artist Creates Edible Replicas of Other Foods

March 11, 2022

Tip of the Day

Late seasons snowfall right on the cusp of spring tends to be wet and heavy to shovel because the ground is warmer. Be mindful of how heavy it is and protect your back.

Happy Friday! We have some fun stuff in today’s newsletter along with a look back at the most popular articles of the last week. For a bit of Friday fun, check out these ultra-realistic cakes that look just like other kinds of food (except, you know, cake). And for some fun for the bibliophiles in the crowd here’s a big list of book-themed gifts.

Over the last week here are some of the most popular articles, no time like a Friday afternoon to catch up!

• 11 Menu Items McDonald’s Hasn’t Brought Back
• Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix the Week of March 7, 2022
• Daylight Saving Time Is Rough on Kids, Too (So, Do This Now)
• How to Get the Smoothest Paint Job Ever
• Everything You Need to Spring Clean Your Kitchen
• 5 Lower Body Exercises You Can Do with Resistance Bands
• How to Clean and Reuse Your Garden Planters and Pots

And water cooler trivia? You know we always have some. If you got a late dusting of snow last night like many folks in the midwest and northeast United States did, you can be happy you’re not experiencing the Great Blizzard. On this day in 1888, the east coast got record snowfalls that included over 50 inches of snow on Connecticut and Massachusetts and high winds that produced 40-50 snowdrifts that towered over homes. All that makes shoveling a little bit of snow in March seem not so bad!

– Jason

If you’ve ever wondered how cake artists transform baked goods to look exactly like other foods, now’s your chance to find out. Yolanda Gampp, self-taught cake artist and author, creates cakes that look like other food favorites—and here’s how she does it! Read More »

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. For many Americans, this holiday is the perfect reason to dress in green, drink beer, and party all day. This year, mix it up and add a little authenticity to the celebration with these delicious dishes. Read More »

For book lovers, nothing is better than losing yourself in a good novel. If you want to share your love of books with the world, you can display (or wear) these adorable reading-related items. Showcase how dedicated you are to your hobby with some book-themed merch. Read More »

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Is a stinky garbage disposal bringing you down? No worries! Put down the ice cubes and check out these top-rated garbage disposal cleaners that will leave your garbage disposal clean and odor-free.
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We don’t always have time to take our dogs out right when nature calls, especially when we’re busy with work, housework, or kids.
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USB Type C technology is here to stay, and that’s great news for those who like their devices to charge fast and efficiently.
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A parsnip is a seriously strange-looking root vegetable that is often overlooked and outshined by other, more popular varieties. This is a real shame, too, because they have so much to offer. To correct this injustice, we’ve hunted down seven recipes that finally give the mighty parsnip its due! Read More »

Fans of iced lattes might have a new to construct their favorite beverage. Shaken iced espresso has become a major coffee trend, and it turns out, shaking actually does matter. Read More »

If you’ve ever painted your own space, you’ve likely used painter’s tape to protect moldings or other areas that you don’t want to be covered. However, there’s a different way to use it that has nothing to do with your walls. Read More »

It’s time to save some cash on your favorite beauty products. There’s a massive sale happening at a major beauty retailer, and the deals are too good to miss. Read More »

There are cleaning hacks out there for just about everything, but the problem is not all of them actually work. When it comes to hacks for cleaning your appliances, you might want to be especially careful. Read More »

For some, staying organized is easier said than done. But when it comes to staying productive at your desk or office, being organized and knowing where your tools are is vital. The Orbitkey Nest portable desk organizer is a solution to that problem for me, but it’s a pricey organizational tool with a few shortcomings. Read More »

With device-destroying malware hitting the headlines every few months, a few bucks for the software you need to protect your PC may seem like a price worth paying. But that money may not be getting you the extra protection you think it does. Read More »

What if you could enjoy NVIDIA RTX 3080 graphics without buying an expensive gaming PC? That’s the idea behind NVIDIA GeForce Now’s newest cloud gaming tier, which we reviewed late last year. The powerful cloud gaming subscription once required a six-month subscription, but now, you can try a month for just $20. Read More »

Tesla has raised the prices on both its Model 3 and Model Y by $1,000 in the last day, something we’ve seen time and time again over the last few years. And while it was hard to call Tesla vehicles “affordable” before, they’re certainly not affordable anymore after all these price hikes. Read More »